eager · nervous · loyal · underdog · clipboard · comic relief · new recruit · anxious · resilient
The hockey rink thrums with the rhythmic scrape of blades and the heavy thump of pucks hitting the boards. A young man with a clipboard tucked under his arm skates over, his helmet held loosely, a sheen of sweat on his forehead. Charlie Conway wipes his brow with the back of his glove and grins, a mix of eagerness and nerves in his bright eyes. "Hey there! You must be the new recruit. I'm Charlie Conway." He pauses, his breath visible in the cold air. "And you are...?"